MV Emsmoon
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|infobox caption= |display title= }} {{Infobox ship image |Ship image=File:Emsmoon (12573676285).jpg |Ship caption=Emsmoon at Shoreham in 2014 }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship name=*Morgenstond III (2000–05)
|Ship owner=*C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Morgenstond III (2000–05)
|Ship operator=*File:Wagenborg house flag.svg Wagenborg Shipping B.V. (2000–05)
|Ship registry=*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Siddeburen, Netherlands (2000–05)
|Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship builder=Ferus Smit |Ship original cost= |Ship yard number=326 |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=29 June 1998 |Ship launched=18 November 2000 |Ship completed=14 December 2000 |Ship christened= |Ship acquired= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship identification=*{{IMO number|9213894}}
|Ship fate= |Ship status= |Ship notes= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type= |Ship tonnage=*{{GT|4,563}}
|Ship displacement= |Ship length={{convert|111.75|m|ftin}} overall, {{convert|105.34|m|ftin}} between perpendiculars |Ship beam={{convert|14.95|m|ftin}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|6.37|m|ftin}} |Ship depth={{convert|8.40|m|ftin}} |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship sail plan= |Ship power=Wärtsilä 8R32LNE diesel engine, {{convert|3280|kW|hp}} |Ship propulsion=Screw propeller |Ship speed={{convert|14.2|kn|km/h}} |Ship capacity= |Ship crew= |Ship notes= }} |
MV Emsmoon is a cargo ship that was built in 2000 as Morgenstond III. In December 2015, she collided with and demolished the bridge carrying the Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway over the Ems.
Description
The ship is {{convert|111.75|m|ftin}} long overall ({{convert|105.34|m|ftin}} between perpendiculars),{{cite web|url=http://www.marhisdata.nl/main.php?to_page=schip&id=4395 |title=Name ship: MORGENSTOND III |publisher=Stichting Maritiem Historische Database |accessdate=5 December 2015}} with a beam of {{convert|14.95|m|ftin}}. She has a depth of {{convert|8.40|m|ftin}} and a draught of {{convert|6.37|m|ftin}}. She is powered by a Wärtsilä 8R32LNE diesel engine. The engine has eight cylinders of 320mm stroke by 350mm bore. Rated at {{convert|3280|kW|hp}}, it can propel her at {{convert|14.2|kn|km/h}}. She is assessed as {{GT|4,563}}, {{NetT|2,163}}, {{DWT|6,359}}, and has a container capacity of 356 TEU.{{cite web |url=http://www.micharms.de/Seeschiffe/sites/general/e/emsmoon.html |title=Emsmoon |publisher=Micharms |accessdate=5 December 2015}} She has the IMO number 9213894.{{cite web |url=https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/EMSMOON-IMO-9213894-MMSI-304877000 |title=EMSMOON - General Cargo Ship |publisher=Vesselfinder |accessdate=5 December 2015}}
History
Morgenstond III was built in 2000 as yard number 325 by Ferus Smit BV, Westerbroek, Groningen, Netherlands. Laid down on 29 June 1998, she was launched on 18 November 2000 and completed on 14 December 2000. She was built for C.V. Scheepvaartonderneming Morgenstond III, Siddeburen, Groningen and operated under the management {{ill|Wagenborg Shipping|nl|Wagenborg (rederij)}}, Delfzijl, Groningen. The callsign PBAX was allocated and her port of registry was Siddeburen.
Morgenstond III was sold in 2005 to Emsmoon NTH Schiffahrts, Papenburg-Ems, Germany and was renamed Emsmoon. She was placed under the management of Marlow Ship Management, Hamburg, Germany. This was later changed to Grona Shipping GmbH & Co.KG., Leer, Germany. Her port of registry is St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Her MMSI number is 304877000 and the callsign V2BN3 is allocated.
On 3 December 2015, Emsmoon collided with the Friesenbrücke, which carries the Ihrhove–Nieuweschans railway over the Ems. The cause of the accident was reported to be miscommunication between the bridge operator and pilot on board the ship. The bridge could not be raised as a train was due, but the ship failed to stop and collided with the bridge, blocking both railway and river.{{cite web |url=http://www.nltimes.nl/2015/12/04/boat-crashes-into-railway-bridge-linking-netherlands-to-germany/ |title=Boat crashes into railway bridge linking Netherlands to Germany |first=Janene |last=Pieters |publisher=NL Times |date= 4 December 2015 |accessdate=5 December 2015}} The bridge was so severely damaged that it will have to be demolished. Replacement is expected to take at least nine years.{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/24834263/__Vijf_jaar_geen_treinen_door_brug__.html |title=Vernielde spoorbrug: Vijf jaar geen treinen |trans-title=Destroyed railway bridge: Five years no trains |language=Dutch |publisher=De Telegraaf |accessdate=4 December 2015|date=4 December 2015 }} Emsmoon was pulled from the wreckage of the bridge by the tug Gerd Bliede and taken to Papenburg.{{cite web |url=http://www.oz-online.de/-news/artikel/170946/Frachter-kracht-in-Friesenbruecke |title=Frachter kracht in Friesenbrücke |trans-title=Freighter crashes into Friesenbrücke |publisher=Ostfriesen Zeitung |language=German |date=4 December 2015 |accessdate=5 December 2015}} Afterwards, the bridge was demolished in 2021/22. Opening of the new bridge is planned for 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.oz-online.de/artikel/1237251/Die-drei-Pfeiler-im-Deichvorland-werden-entfernt |title=Die drie Pfeiler im Diechvorland werden entfernt |trans-title=The three pillars in the Diechvorland will be removed |publisher=Oz online |language=German |date=17 May 2022 |accessdate=21 April 2023 |first=Carsten |last=Ammermann}}{{cite web |url=https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/presse-regional/pr-hamburg-de/aktuell/presseinformationen-regional/Friesenbruecke-Europas-groesste-Hub-Dreh-Bruecke-8855950# |title=Friesenbrücke - Europas größte Hub-Dreh-Brücke |trans-title=Friesenbrücke - Europe's largest lifting and rotating bridge |language=German |publisher=Deutsche Bahn |date=16 March 2022 |accessdate=21 April 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/presse-regional/pr-hamburg-de/aktuell/presseinformationen-regional/Europas-groesste-Hub-Dreh-Bruecke-entsteht-Deutsche-Bahn-baut-neue-Friesenbruecke-8855826# |title=Europas größte Hub-Dreh-Brücke entsteht: Deutsche Bahn baut neue Friesenbrücke |trans-title=Europe's largest lifting and rotating bridge is being built: Deutsche Bahn is building a new Frisian bridge |language=German |publisher=Deutsche Bahn |date=23 July 2021 |accessdate=21 April 2023}}
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Category:Ships built in the Netherlands
Category:Merchant ships of the Netherlands
Category:Cargo ships of Antigua and Barbuda
Category:Maritime incidents in 2015